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Mass detentions and violent interrogation follow peaceful protests against gold mine in Tibet

There have been mass detentions in eastern Tibet following a rare protest against a mining operation in pastureland vital to local nomadic livelihoods.

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Beijing Rehearses Control of Tibetan Reincarnation

Political theatre of Chinese Panchen ceremony demonstrates China’s priorities in counter-influence campaign against the Dalai Lama.

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Prominent Buddhist Lama and educator detained; school forced to close

A prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator from Amdo has been detained and ‘disappeared’, and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately.

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Imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorje Tashi injured in Chinese prison

As family visits blocked, new evidence of coordinated violence against high-profile prisoner

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Fears for respected Tibetan monk hospitalised after torture

UN raises concerns over the torture of Gonpo Tsering, and asks China to account for imprisonment and maltreatment of teenage protester Namkyi.

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UN rights experts challenge Vietnam and China on cross-border cooperation over suspicious death of Tibetan lama

Special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns about increasing transnational repression against Tibetans, and call for a full investigation.